Eleanore Wood
Legislators in Raleigh after learning of high levels of toxic GenX in the Cape Fear River and now in the well waters around the Chemours plant in Fayetteville, offered a pitiful amount of money to a local water utility as well as rolling back environmental protections which included repealing the plastic bag ban. This bill…
Read MoreThe newest ACA repeal attempt is yet another attack on women’s rights. This bill would eliminate access to contraceptives and cut abortion funding. In 2015, 6.2 million American women received contraception through public funding. Trump and the Graham-Cassidy bill will cut this funding leaving millions without proper access to contraceptives and abortion care. From Washington…
Read MoreWhen adjusted for inflation and enrollment classroom supply funding has dropped by 53% over the last ten years. Classrooms are really feeling the squeeze as teachers and parents are spending hundreds out of their pockets to provide essentials. The North Carolina legislature has failed to invest in our public education, depriving students of their right…
Read MoreThe North Carolina state legislature had an opportunity to protect consumers from coal ash clean up costs and they refused. The General Assembly passed a coal ash “cleanup” bill that allows Duke Energy to leave coal ash in 10 of its 14 unlined pits across the state. What’s more, the bill allows Duke to pass…
Read MoreSchools this year are really feeling the budget squeeze. With lack of school supplies parents and teachers are spending hundreds out of their pockets to provide essentials. Who is to blame? A state Court Of Appeals said it’s not the county, it’s the North Carolina General Assembly. From WRAL Students and parents still fighting for…
Read MoreThe Graham-Cassidy bill, the newest bill attempting to repeal the ACA, is an attack on women’s health care rights. This bill will make it harder for women to get insurance coverage for abortion care. It will make it more difficult for Medicaid recipients to visit Planned Parenthood. It will even create new ways for the…
Read MoreIt’s no surprise that the new legislative maps are more of the same. The lawyers who brought the original suit against the previous maps are asking the courts for another redraw. They argue that 12 of the redrawn districts are still illegally silencing minority voices. It’s still unclear when the courts will rule on the…
Read MoreThe new maps have been drawn and submitted to the court. It’s clear, state lawmakers are using extreme partisan gerrymandering to silence the voices of minorities in North Carolina. We no longer live in a democracy where each person has a fair and equal vote. When representatives choose their constituents, they no don’t have to…
Read MoreSchools this year faced a serious lack of funding for classroom supplies. When adjusted for inflation and enrollment classroom budgets have been cut by 50% over the last ten years. Teachers on average are spending $500 of their own money on essential supplies. Communities are now stepping up to fill in those funding gaps with…
Read MoreSome coastal North Carolina communities are still waiting for $500 million in aid to recover from the flooding damage caused by Hurricane Matthew last year. After nearly a year residents and businesses are still waiting for the help they need to get back to normal life. With Harvey and Irma now demanding resources, it is…
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